There was a recent post on LACMA's blog "Unframed" that includes this Luther Conover chair, videos of John Kapel and Kay Sekimachi, and information on Sam Maloof. The author of the post bought the Conover chair for $80! Check it out: What Is It About Chairs?

The Sky Suite Christmas morning sunrise Bell chambers as room decorations Arcosanti Cafe Nobody was there, so it was operating on the honor system. Special assembly bell in the Cafe Rebar Christmas tree at the cafe Learn more about Arcosanti and Paolo Soleri here: www.arcosanti.org

Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley "Reflective Sun" at the Mingei International Museum Leave it to Hampton to uncover this one deep inside storage at the San Diego Civic Center. He wrote about too. Check it out on Culture Lust San Diego Civic Theater, ca. 1964. Photo: Courtesy of the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture via Culture Lust

Isamu Noguchi, 1946 Chair Prototype, Sold for $182,500 Not a bad investment since it sold at Christie's for $72,500 in 2007 Photo: Sotheby's In 1946 William A.M. Burden hired Noguchi to design chairs and a table to be used in his house in Maine, byarchitect Wallace K Harrison. Burden went went with Eames DCMs instead. I'm all about Eames, but they wouldn't be my choice with this table. The Burden house burned to a crisp in 1999 and the only reason this chair is still around is because
it was stashed away in storage. I've seen this chair in person and these pictures don't do it justice. I can't believe the guy who owned it actually let it go. I guess the $100k profit makes it a little easier to part with. Photo: Sotheby's

Wright has a great collection of 1951 MoMA Lamp Competition winners at their December 15th Auction. Heifetz produced 10 of the 15 winners and Wright has seven of them at the sale- not bad. This is the Joseph Burnett reflector lamp. It won first prize. Photo: Wright Robert Gage T-6-G model, honorable mention. They have three of these for sale. Photo: Wright I want that tag! Photo: Wright A.W. and Marion Geller, honorable mention Photo: Wright Zahara Schatz, mention Photo: Wright James Harvey Crate T-C-3, third prize Photo: Wright